'exit 0' simply causes a script to exit. So effectively, that change causes powernowd to exit without doing anything.
I gather this indicates the bug has something to do with power management and cpu frequency scaling. -- [nvidia-glx] Frequent lockups when NV 3d enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/94739 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs